Registered Nurse Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

City/State

Work Shift

Sentara Heart Hospital, located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, is hiring a Registered Nurse to join our Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).

Join a highly specialized team where collaboration, teamwork, and clinical excellence guide every shift. As a CICU nurse, you’ll care for patients with complex cardiovascular conditions, develop advanced critical care skills, and make a meaningful difference for patients and their families.

The CICU provides high-acuity, specialized care for patients with complex cardiovascular conditions, including:

• Severe heart failure and pulmonary hypertension
• Cardiac arrest and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
• Pre- and post-heart transplant care

Our nurses manage advanced therapies and technologies, including continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), Impella, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and invasive hemodynamic monitoring with pulmonary artery catheters.

CICU nurses also support the broader Heart Hospital as Medical Response Team (MRT) nurses, bringing their critical care expertise to patients throughout the organization.

Deliver skilled, compassionate nursing care using assessment, clinical judgment, individualized care planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, educate patients and families, and support safe, evidence-based care that meets the needs of critically ill cardiac patients.

• Associate degree or diploma in Registered Nursing required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred

• Current Virginia RN license or eligibility to practice through a compact/multistate RN license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within one year of hire

Candidates should have one of the following:

• ICU experience
• At least one year of intermediate or stepdown care experience with cardiac knowledge
• At least two years of Medical/Surgical or Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience
• At least one year of Emergency Department (ED) experience

Build your critical care skills with support from day one. Sentara’s 12-week

Topics include:

• Patient assessment and respiratory and cardiac care
• Vasoactive medications and hemodynamics
• Invasive monitoring
• Postoperative care and sedation
• Effective communication with providers and families

Keywords: Talroo-Nursing, Cardiac ICU, CICU, ICU RN, CVICU, IMCU RN, Stepdown, PCU, Intensive Care Unit